1. Understanding Indigenous Australian governance—research, theory and representations
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In the midst of the huddle one figure stands out. He is an Aboriginal man dressed in an old suit, dogs at his side ... A report from the Canberra Times referred to him as ‘a lone representative of a fast vanishing race’ who had come only to salute ‘visiting Royalty’. His name was Jimmy Clements. Whitefellas, as was their way, referred to him as ‘King Billy’. On seeing Clements, a policeman immediately asked him to leave. He was apparently dressed inappropriately for the occasion—a King not fit to be in the presence of English royalty. But Clements did not want to be moved on; this country was his after all.
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